Covidien Launches Mallinckrodt Baker's J.T. Baker Dilut-It Dissolution Media Concentrates

San Diego, CA - Covidien Ltd. recently announced the launch of its Mallinckrodt Baker J.T.Baker DILUT-IT dissolution media concentrates. This new brand of pre-mixed concentrates reduces the time needed to prepare dissolution media by up to 75 percent, while also significantly cutting costs and increasing flexibility for customers. DILUT-IT dissolution media concentrates also improve the quality and consistency of the media produced, ultimately reducing costly rework and simplifying the task of regulatory compliance for technicians in Research and Development (R&D) and Quality Control (QC) laboratories.

Mallinckrodt Baker, a division of global healthcare products leader Covidien, is showcasing its J.T.Baker DILUT-IT dissolution media concentrates at Booth #3040 during the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Exposition being held November 12-14 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Designed to improve operational efficiencies during dissolution testing, J.T.Baker DILUT-IT dissolution media concentrates simply require the addition of purified water for use, with no need to weigh and mix chemicals. By eliminating weighing and mixing variables, J.T.Baker dissolution media concentrates greatly increase reproducibility, thereby reducing operator error, rework and waste. For chemists, these improved processes deliver significant cost savings for every liter of dissolution media produced, compared with manually preparing media in-house, and also drive productivity by enabling more samples to be tested.

"The J.T.Baker DILUT-IT dissolution product line is a clear example of Mallinckrodt Baker's continued efforts to provide the laboratory testing industry with high-quality, cost-efficient products and solutions that increase productivity," said Russell Thorpe, Global Marketing Director – Laboratory Products. "The time savings and efficiency that our concentrates bring enable lab technicians to focus on their primary objectives of performing dissolution testing, instead of the ancillary task of mixing media concentrates."

J.T.Baker DILUT-IT dissolution media concentrates are designed to deliver the quality and consistency for which J.T.Baker products are known. Manufactured with raw materials in accordance with USP guidelines and under validated processes in Mallinckrodt Baker's ISO-certified facilities, these dissolution media concentrates are packaged to stringent fill tolerances of ± 0.5 percent of target volume. This ensures lot-to-lot consistency and reproducible results, while making certain that each batch is measured against published product specifications.

Mallinckrodt Baker offers a range of convenient packaging configurations for overall ease of use, minimization of storage capacity and reduction of costs associated with shipping heavy bulk components. Currently, concentrates are available to produce 6L, 25L and 50L batch sizes of dissolution media. Varied package sizes also provide flexibility according to customer testing requirements. In addition, J.T.Baker DILUT-IT dissolution media are packaged in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles for enhanced safety.

Mallinckrodt Baker is an industry leader in analytical testing, with a long history of providing the scientific community with high-quality products and innovations. The introduction of DILUT-IT dissolution media complements the existing line of high-quality products available from Mallinckrodt Baker in Beaker to Bulk packaging.

SOURCE: Covidien Ltd.